I can't change it. That was God's plan for my life and I'm going to go with it. Bethany Hamilton American surfer Survivor of a shark attack Born 1990

The only time you ever have is this moment. You're only here now; you're only alive in this moment. Marianne Williamson Spiritual activist and author Born 1952

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one. Wayne Dyer Self-help author and lecturer Born 1940

Remember, it’s your own body, your own brain. You’re not a victim of the universe. You are the universe. Richard Bandler Co-creator of NLP psychology Born 1950

All you have to do is know where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own accord. Earl Nightingale Dean of personal development 1921-1989

Everything is out there waiting for you. All you have to do is walk up and declare yourself in. No need for permission. You just need courage to say, "Include me". Stuart Wilde Metaphysics author Born 1946

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves. Victor Frankl Holocaust survivor and neurologist 1905-1997

Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be. Author unknown

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. W. Clement Stone Businessman and self-help author 1902-2002

We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe in most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly. Shakti Gawain Personal development author Born 1948

Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. Og Mandino Author 1891-1951

Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life. Jim Collins Businessman and author Born 1958

Gratitude is absolutely the way to bring more into your life. Marci Shimoff Self-improvement author

Many of us spend our lives searching for success when it is usually so close that we can reach out and touch it. Russell Conwell Founder of Temple University 1843-1925

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become. Buddha Spiritual teacher in India 563 BCE to 483 BCE

There is no one who is totally evil to the core. The fact that someone harbors opposing emotions simply makes them human. Masaru Emoto Japanese author Born 1943

People who believe they cause good things tend to like themselves better than people who believe good things come from other people or circumstances. Martin E.P. Seligman Psychologist and self-help author Born 1942

Abraham Lincoln found that something when a lad. It warmed the cold floor on which he lay and studied. It added light to the flickering glow of the wood fire that he might see to read. It spurred him on, and on, and on. William W. Woodbridge Self-improvement author

What you resist persists. Carl Jung Swiss psychiatrist 1875-1961

Follow your bliss, and doors will open for you that you never knew existed. Joseph Campbell American mythologist 1904-1987

Do something for somebody every day for which you do not get paid. Albert Schweitzer Physician and philosopher 1875-1965

Time and money spent in helping [people] do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. Henry Ford American industrialist 1863-1947

Deal with inhumane situations in a humane way, we can turn the world around and create positive lessons for ourselves and for others. Zlata Filipović Author and humanitarian Born 1980

I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. Pearl S. Buck Pulitzer-prize winning author 1892-1973

Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can. Princess Diana Princess of Wales 1961-1997

The true benefit of kindness is being kind. Perhaps more than any other factor, kindness gives meaning and value to our life. Piero Ferrucci Psychotherapist and author

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson American philosopher 1803-1882

Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human. Albert Ellis American Psychologist 1913-2007

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank Holocaust victim and author 1929-1945

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act Source of caring. Leo Buscaglia Author and motivational speaker 1924-1998

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. Mother Teresa Humanitarian and missionary 1910-1997 Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights activist 1929-1968

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein Theoretical physicist 1879-1955

Live out of your imagination, not your history. Steven Covey Self-improvement author Born 1932

You are, indeed, much brighter than you think!--far more so, in fact, than you have ever imagined! Win Wenger

The first step is to be absolutely clear about what you want. John Assaraf Author and business coach Born 1961

I live not in dreams but in contemplation of a reality that is perhaps the future. Rainer Maria Rilke Bohemian-Austrian poet 1875-1926

Gee, I control my own environment and my mind has controlled my existence and my thinking. Vic Conant Personal development coach

Your mind is your greatest weapon. David J. Lieberman Psychologist

Remember, you are what you think. Helene Hadsell Author and lecturer

All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be. Brian Tracy Author and motivational speaker Born 1944

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them. Pablo Picasso Spanish painter 1881-1973

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night. Edgar Allan Poe American author and poet 1809-1849

Unfortunately, many people do not consider fun an important item on their daily agenda. For me, that was always high priority in whatever I was doing. Chuck Yeager First pilot to break sound barrier Born 1923

I don’t really see a need to retire as long as I am having fun. Stan Lee Co-created Spiderman and X-men Born 1922

There is nothing that you cannot be, or do, or have. You are a magnificent creator. Esther Hicks

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun. Thomas Edison Inventor and scientist 1847-1931

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. Abraham Harold Maslow Psychologist and author 1908-1970

It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice. William Glasser American psychiatrist Born 1925

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. James Allen Philosophical writer 1864-1912

Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got. Steven Pressfield Novelist Born 1943

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. Rollo May Existential psychologist 1909-1994

Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good. Malcolm Gladwell Author and sociologist Born 1963

You have to believe that you are the one who creates your success, that you are the one who creates your mediocrity. T. Harv Eker Motivational speaker and author

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned. P. T. Barnum American showman and businessman 1810-1891

Find yourself and express yourself in your own particular way. Express your love openly. Life is nothing but a dream, and if you create your life with love, your dream becomes a masterpiece of art. Don Miguel Ruiz New age spiritualist Born 1952

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good. Jerry West Former NBA player Born 1938

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims. Buckminster Fuller Inventor and futurist 1895-1983

Creativity is a central source of meaning in our lives . . . most of the things that are interesting, important, are the results of creativity. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. Gandhi

In the long run, we only hit what we aim at.

Henry David Thoreau Author and philosopher 1817-1862 If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Lewis Carroll Author 1832-1898

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want. Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President 1882-1945

A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week. George S.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

Dale Carnegie Self-improvement author 1888-1955 Personal success is achieved when you feel really good about your past, present, and future. John Gray

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. Anthony Robbins Author and motivational speaker Born 1960

People who are optimistic see a failure as due to something that can be changed so that they can succeed next time around. Daniel Goleman Author and psychologist Born 1946

If we had to overcome every possible objection before we got started, then nothing - absolutely nothing - would ever get accomplished. Richard Carlson Psychotherapist and author 1961-2006

Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. Les Brown Motivational speaker Born 1945

And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed. Dr. Seuss Children’s author and cartoonist 1904-1991

Don't wait. The time will never be just right. Napoleon Hill Started personal success movement 1883-1970